Spotlight: Beyond the serotonin deficit hypothesis: communicating a neuroplasticity framework of major depressive disorder (Page, et al, 2024)

"The serotonin deficit hypothesis explanation for major depressive disorder (MDD) has persisted among clinicians and the general public alike despite insufficient supporting evidence."

Michael DeMarco, PhD

Michael DeMarco, PhD

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Spotlight: Beyond the serotonin deficit hypothesis: communicating a neuroplasticity framework of major depressive disorder (Page, et al, 2024)
",,,effective treatments for MDD enhance mechanisms of neuroplasticity-including via serotonergic interventions-to restore synaptic, network, and behavioral function in ways that facilitate adaptive cognitive and emotional processing."
Beyond the serotonin deficit hypothesis: communicating a neuroplasticity framework of major depressive disorder - PubMed
The serotonin deficit hypothesis explanation for major depressive disorder (MDD) has persisted among clinicians and the general public alike despite insufficient supporting evidence. To combat rising mental health crises and eroding public trust in science and medicine, researchers and clinicians mu …
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